Driver Responsibility Program

The Driver Responsibility Program establishes a system that authorizes the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to assess surcharges to an individual based on certain traffic offenses that have occurred on or after September 1, 2003. Individuals are notified by mail each time a surcharge is added to their driver record. Surcharges are in addition to other fees and do not replace a suspension, revocation, denial, disqualification or cancellation resulting from the same conviction.

DPS contracts with an outside vendor (Municipal Services Bureau - MSB) to collect surcharges. Information on surcharges and payments can be made online at Municipal Services Bureau (MSB) or by calling 800-688-6882.

Surcharges are assessed in two ways:

Point System, and

Conviction Based.

Individuals who have both points and convictions reported to their driver record will receive separate surcharges for each offense; a surcharge for the points and a surcharge for the conviction(s).

Individuals who receive a conviction for one of the offenses listed in the chart below will pay an annual surcharge for three years from the date of conviction. Points are not assessed for these offenses because the surcharge is automatic upon conviction.

Convictions are added to the driver record once DPS receives notification from the court. As a result, there may be a delay between the date of the actual conviction and when the conviction is added to a driver record.

No Driver License No driver license or commercial driver license, or an expired license

Up to $100

*The surcharge amount is assessed every year for three years.

Recent legislation revised:

No Insurance and No Driver License Convictions

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House Bill 7 This bill affects all No Insurance and No Driver License surcharges with offense dates on or after September 1, 2015. House Bill 7 allows individuals to reduce their No Insurance surcharge to $125 per year, if they obtain a motor vehicle liability insurance policy and prepay 6 months of insurance. The insurance policy must be obtained no later than 60 days from the date of offense. To receive reductions, individuals must provide evidence of both documents to the Department.

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DPS Mailing Address, Fax Number and Email Information

Required documents can be submitted by mail, fax or email. All documents submitted by email must be in PDF format. Individual must write their name, date of birth and driver license number on all documents so their record can be properly identified.

The amount of a surcharge can vary with each annual assessment if convictions are added or removed from the driver record. The number of points on a record can vary each year based on convictions that are added or removed. Please be aware there is a lapse in time from the date you are convicted for an offense and the date your conviction is reported to DPS by the courts. As a result, points may be added to or deducted from your record for offenses committed in the previous 12-month period.

Payment of Surcharges

Municipal Services Bureau is legally authorized to charge individuals the following service fees in addition to the surcharge.

A credit or debit card fee of 2.25 percent of the payment plus $0.25 (except where prohibited by law).

An electronic check fee of $2.00 for each payment.

Individuals are mailed notification of surcharges to the address on record with DPS or to the most recent forwarding address on record with the U.S. Postal Service. The letter will include:

The amount of the surcharge and other collection fees, and

Information on how to pay.

A customer has 105 days to meet any of the surcharge program payment options or their driver license will be suspended. The individual's driving privileges will remain suspended until the Department receives one of the following: an installment agreement, or all surcharges and related costs are paid in full, or upon acceptance into a reduction program.

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Point surcharges are not eligible because your points may vary with each yearly review if convictions are added or removed from the driver record or a point is deducted for every 12 months an individual does not receive a moving violation conviction.

Individuals may also mail a personal check, money order or cashier’s check to the address below. Do not send cash. Individuals must write their name, driver license number and reference number on their payment so their record can be properly identified. Make check or money order payment to MSB and allow three days for processing.

To learn more about additional payment options including Money Gram or Western Union, HEB, Wal-Mart, or Kroger locations nationwide please visit the Frequently Asked Questions webpage or call 800-688-6882.

Indigency and Incentive Programs

The Indigency Program waives the amount of surcharges owed for individuals who have incomes at or below 125 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.

The Incentive Program reduces the amount of surcharges owed for some individuals who have incomes above 125 percent and below 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.

A summary of additional features and requirements of this program are:

All surcharges assessed are eligible for a reduction.

Under the Indigency program the surcharge amount owed is waived.

Under the Incentive program the surcharge amount owed is reduced to 50 percent.

Customers are still required to pay the full amount of all other applicable fees.

Once approved for a reduction under the Incentive program, the individual must pay the reduced balance in full within six (6) months. All surcharge suspensions will be lifted during this period. If the individual does not pay the balance in full by the due date, their driving privileges will be suspended until the reduced balance is paid in full.

To learn more about program eligibility requirements, poverty guidelines, or the application process, visit www.txsurchargeonline.com or call 800-688-6882.

The Court Ordered Indigence Program waives all surcharges related to a particular conviction that occurred in a particular court, provided that the individual proves indigence to the court. Please note: If an Order is received from a court other than the one where the conviction occurred, it will not be accepted.

Other Surcharge Reduction Programs

Points Reduction – This program reduces a point from a driving record for each year a person goes without a point conviction appearing on his/her record.

Military Deferral – If you are an active member of the United States Armed Forces and will be or are deployed outside the continental United States

The Trauma Center and Texas General Revenue Fund

Collected surcharges are forwarded to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on a monthly basis who then distributes 99 percent of the money to The Trauma Center and Texas General Revenue Fund. DPS receives the remaining one percent for administration of the Driver Responsibility Program.

Occupational License

Individuals may be eligible to apply for an occupational license while their driver license is suspended or revoked. To learn more about occupational licenses or to determine if you may be eligible to apply, please visit our Occupational License webpage.

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